Tag: Video Game

Schoolyard currency took many forms. For some of us it was collecting Pokémon or football cards, for others it was teaching our Tamagotchi a new trick, for me though (and, since you’re reading this, I suspect you too) it was cheat codes. Cheats brought something to the schoolyard that trading cards and electrical gizmos never…

After 6 years of dismal performance, it is time that Disney revoke EA’s license to the Star Wars franchise. A few days ago, as I was browsing the morning news on my way to work, I encountered an article from Kotaku, a gaming and technology news platform. To my dismay, but not surprise, it read…

Computer Gaming – 1958 to 2019 When it comes to computer games, and looking at how they’ve changed, you first need to question your definition of a game. Whilst it seems like this has an obvious answer, the simple fact is that the variance in interactive electronic entertainment means that many people have formed very…

I’m a big fan of games that force me to make decisions. With that in mind, I consider myself fortunate that these kinds of games are becoming more and more common, from episodic games such as the cult classic Life is Strange series to more mainstream AAA titles such as The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.…

The last two (or three) generations of console brought with them significant improvement on the overall gaming experience, with regards to graphics, controls, storytelling, and in their ability to connect you to gamers around the world through online play. The downside of that global connection is that it has actually reduced our local one. Most…

Much like the effects of the oncoming storm often acted as a metaphor for the character’s relationships in the original Life Is Strange, so too does the forest fire in Before The Storm. By the end of the second episode in Deck Nine’s prequel trilogy, everything is ablaze; Chloe’s place at Blackwell Academy, her relationship…